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United Kingdom: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure

11.82percent · 2021-7.5% since 2010

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator XGOVEXP.IMF. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021.

20002021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202111.817
202014.032
201913.535
201813.292
201713.758
201613.427
201513.487
201413.388
201312.686
201112.464
201012.769
200912.361
200812.702
200712.819
200612.946
200512.96
200412.725
200313.359
200213.306
200112.082
200011.852

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-xgovexp-imf (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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